Drones / UASRussian UAV
Yakovlev Pchela
The Yakovlev Pchela-1T ("Пчела" meaning bee) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufactured by the Russian Yakovlev Design Bureau. Its primary use is for surveillance and observation in battlefield environments with downlinked video. Other implementations and uses include target designation and as a training target.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Yakovlev
- Category
- Drones / UAS
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1990-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 120 kt
- Max speed
- 180 kt
- Range
- 32 nm
- Service ceiling
- 8,200 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 304 lb
- Engines
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.